Sheriff: Man stabbed girlfriend, then killed himself in Williamston

A man who is suspected of stabbing his girlfriend during a domestic dispute in Williamston late Thursday was later found dead in a field, according to Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride and Coroner Greg Shore.

Shore said a woman was stabbed near Longview Road in Williamston sometime after 6 p.m. She survived, and was taken to a hospital by a medical helicopter because of the severity of her injuries, he said. McBride said the woman remained in critical condition as of late Thursday night.

Shore and McBride said deputies from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office immediately began looking for a man who was believed to be connected to the stabbing. Several streets in Williamston were blocked off during the search, and police dogs were used to track the man. The man was found dead just before 8 p.m. Thursday in a field on Harper Street, Shore said.

The coroner said the man died by hanging, and his death appears to be self-inflicted.

It is not yet clear what happened in the moments before the woman was stabbed. McBride said the case remained under investigation as of 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

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